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Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

The Labour-led government in Wales has issued a consultation proposing the abolition of Land Transaction Tax Multiple Dwelling Relief from June...

Tenant referencing provider Canopy has released data from a  rental affordability index, which claims most tenants are at the very limit...

A think tank based in central London says landlords would not quit the sector if much tougher - and more expensive...

Some 89% of higher-rate and 100% of lower-rate taxpaying landlords who sell will see their Capital Gains Tax bill rise in...

The Chancellor has rendered hundreds of lettings businesses unviable overnight as a result of his Budget tax clampdown. That’s the view of...

A Tory has slammed the proposed clampdown on short lets proposed by Housing Secretary Michael Gove - and he calls them...

Rental sector and property industry views are split over the controversial idea of allowing first time buyers to put down a...

Airbnb has given its backing to a proposal from Housing Secretary Michael Gove to introduce a mandatory register of short let...

The Renters Reform Coalition - a group of organisations including Shelter and Generation Rent - has again written to Housing Secretary...

If you're thinking of investing in a holiday home this year, there can be a lot to consider. From gathering insight to...

There will be long term pressure on housing affordability and the private rental sector if demographic forecasts from a range of...

A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...

The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...

A PropTech entrepreneur has renewed his criticism of the government for failing to put flesh on the bones of the Renters...

Conversions, often seen as a likely property type for private landlords, are likely to be more common if two groups of...

The National Residential Landlords Association has reacted angrily to the latest UK government to flirt with adopting the Scottish example of...

A Labour MP who wants a licensing system to be introduced for Airbnb-style short lets and holiday accommodation is holding a...

The main landlord body wants more details behind the soundbite rhetoric of the Renters Referm Bill, launched today in Parliament. Ben Beadle,...

Rent controls and political uncertainty are affecting investor appetite to fund and deliver Build to Rent homes in Scotland, according to...

Councils are to be given powers to enact huge tax increases on second homes and empty properties, the Scottish Government proposes. New...

The Bank of England has raised base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent - the highest level since...

Proposed government reforms of the private rented sector threaten to make it harder for students to enter higher education, according to...

A Labour Party proposal to sell some long-empty homes to first time buyers for just £1 has been dismissed as the...

A £50m scheme to bring more empty homes back to life in Wales - but private land are excluded from applying. The...

Government plans to reform the private rented sector risk making it more difficult for students to enter higher education. That’s the warning...

Four former Conservative housing ministers have backed a think-tank’s proposals for more housebuilding as a way to resolve the UK’s supply...

There are many misconceptions about the private rented sector, but a common one I hear is that it is the tenure...

Activist group Generation Rent says it’s not convinced about government proposals to increase regulation of holiday lets and short lets -...

Twelve changes to taxes, rules and regulations in the next three years will add £20,000 to the price of a new...

MPs from Opposition parties in the House of Commons have attacked the government’s recent stamp duty change - and taken the...

Labour MP Rachael Maskell says she has won the support of 10 other members of parliament from across the political divide...

The coronation of Rishi Sunak as the new Prime Minister has been broadly welcomed by much of the property establishment but...

A prominent Tory thinker has suggested that English councils should be obliged to sell off an estimated 31,000 councils houses and...

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced that stamp duty will be cut.  In future there will be no stamp duty on the first £250,000...

Propertymark has welcomed a pledge by the new Housing Secretary to boost housing supply. After he was appointed last week, Simon Clarke...

The National Residential Landlords Association has issued its formal congratulations to Simon Clarke, the new Housing Secretary. But Ben Beadle, NRLA chief...

A building society will no longer lend for the purchase of second homes, saying they reduce the stock available for first...

The next Prime Minister must address the supply crisis in the private rented sector if homeownership ambitions are to become a...

The government only has itself to blame for the explosion in AirBnb and other short lets properties. That’s the view of the...

A review into the effect of short-term lets has been launched by the government.  The government says future policies could involve physical...

I hope you weren’t holding your breath for the Chancellor to announce a package of help for landlords in his Spring...

A new calculation suggests London needs almost 85,000 new private rented homes a year to meet its housing needs. And it adds...

New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper includes a dramatic reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction powers will be...

Our housing market needs a long-term vision, and one which is co-ordinated across government and the wider industry. And it is...

The Council for the Protection of Rural England is the latest body to blast Airbnb and other short lets for their...

A House of Lords report claims that the private rental sector has become ”increasingly unaffordable” and says out welcomes the proliferation...

A prominent Conservative has complained that her party, and others, have failed to do anything about a housing market in which...

The scrapping of Section 21 and other provisions expected in the government’s White Paper on rental reform have been delayed until...

The spring market in Florida is white-hot at the moment, rivalling the increasing temperatures across the state as people begin their...

A key supplier is warning that landlords penalised by ever higher government taxes and rules will be forced to increase rents. Andy...

New simplified rental contracts are to be introduced from spring 2022 in Wales with minimum notice periods for evictions extended from...

The owner of a property used for an illegal party has been fined by a London council for breaking lockdown. Police were called...

An appeal has gone out to private landlords to lease their properties to a council seeking to boost its supply of...

The government’s decision to grant new housing applications in England “automatic” consent as part of planning reforms should lead to a...

With the number of new tenancies currently being agreed at an historic low, there is evidence to suggest that there will...

The head of flatfair, a London-based fintech that lets landlords offer “deposit-free” renting to tenants, is urging more people to sign...

The Guild of Property Professionals is calling on the new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to use his Budget speech, which will take...

With buy-to-let landlords across the country being pushed out of the market by increasing costs and legislation, and new investors deterred...

Rental demand reached a record high of 88 prospective tenants per letting agency branch in January, up 57% from an average...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) and the National Landlords Association (NLA) are calling on the new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to use...

The latest data demonstrates the failure of government policy for the private rented sector, which in turn is having an adverse...

A local council has moved to try and attract more buy-to-let landlords with a range of new services, aimed at boosting...

Is the UK on the brink of a mass landlord exodus? It may seem like an ominous question, but ask people...

After yet another year dominated by Brexit uncertainty, political instability, tax, and regulatory changes, most buy-to-let landlords will be looking for...

The UK could be heading for a rental crisis, with experts dreading the prospect of a chronic property shortage in the...

Labour’s general election manifesto promises to “transform” the UK with what some commentators view as the most ambitious - and most...

There has been a further increase in the number of landlords exiting the buy-to-let market, according to new research by the...

The majority of landlords in the UK’s private rented sector do not believe that new Prime Minister Boris Johnson has a...

The Tory leadership contest is well underway with just two candidates - Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt - left in the...

The government’s proposal to scrap Section 21 of the 1988 Housing Act is likely to deter many people from investing in...

A new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has been launched with a view to looking into short-term lets. The new group, which...

Average asking rents in London rose to an all-time high of £2,091 a month in the first quarter of the year...

Abolishing Section 21 without making Section 8 fully “fit for purpose” will have dire consequences on our housing supply. This week, the...

Tax and legislative changes have unsurprisingly left many buy-to-let investors with little alternative but to pass costs onto tenants by pushing up...

Asking rents in London rose to a record high in December, with market conditions in the capital improving to levels not...

UK rents are predicted to rise 11.4% in the next five years, according to a forecast by CBRE. Alongside fairly ‘moderate’ growth...

A shortage of housing supply will push up rents up by an average of 13.7% over the next five years, according...

As the Chancellor prepares to deliver his Budget today, research from Aldermore has revealed the measures prospective first-time buyers want put...

A new landlord reward scheme designed to increase the stock of private rented accommodation in the marketplace in Rochford, Essex, has...

Proposals drawn up by Conservative think tank Onward to allow existing buy-to-let properties to be eligible for 100% capital gains tax...

Rents for residential properties fell across parts of London in quarterly terms as the supply of properties coming on to the...

A pilot scheme has been launched with a view to improving property standards, increasing awareness, boosting engagement and increasing housing supply...

Kit Malthouse has been named as the government’s latest housing minister after Dominic Raab, who spent just six months in the...

MakeUrMove is warning that a significant number of buy-to-let landlords are thinking about quitting the private rented sector due to problem tenants...

  There has been a significant decline in buy-to-let acquisitions since 2015 owed primary to tax and regulatory changes, new figures show. A...

The government’s decision to increase taxes for landlords over the past 18 months or so have been described as ‘profoundly wrongheaded’...

There has been a major slump in the number of homes for rent over the past six years, fresh figures show. There...

London has been identified as the most expensive region in Britain to be a landlord, according to fresh research by Kent...

The new Tory-led government is being urged to reverse punitive tax policies affecting private landlords in order to increase much needed...

The number of properties coming on to the private rental market continues to fall, driving up rents across many parts of...

With the number of households living in the private rented sector continuing to grow, significantly more rental homes are needed to...

There has been a significant increase in the number of people investing in the buy-to-let sector for the first time over...

A new Build to Rent (BTR) development featuring over 170 homes will be built in Bath city centre by Legal &...

Rents are forecast to rise by more than 20% over the next five years as the falling number of new landlord...

Philip Hammond’s failure to reverse the previous chancellor George Osborne’s deeply unpopular tax reforms will have far-reaching implications for the buy-to-let...

The residential property market has needed a shake-up for decades, and although the housing White Paper, published earlier this month, is...

The short-term letting industry, which includes the likes of Airbnb, joined local authorities and community groups at City Hall yesterday to...

Rental prices look set to increase faster than house prices over the next five years, according to the Royal Institution of...